Revolutionizing Productivity: Y-Axis Tooling Solutions Transforming Industrial Innovation!

From a 2 axes CNC lathe tool to a multi-axes turn-mill or mill-turn center, the development has continued to progress, from common X-axis tooling solutions to the latest Y-axis tooling solutions.

One operation at a time to multi-tasking has become a state-of-the-art manufacturing process.

Let’s understand the various axes on a basic Turn-Mill center –

X-axis – This carries the turret and feeds the tool radially to take the required DOC.

Z axis – This is the component axis.

C axis – This is the rotary axis or the headstock rotation axis when used in conjunction with a radial or axial live tool on the X-axis. By itself, it cannot be counted as an effective axis.

Y-axis – This is an axis perpendicular to the X-axis. It can either carry a live tool or can take an NRT tool and feed it into the component for turning, grooving, or parting off.

We are already aware of tooling solutions for X-Axis and also for rotary tools which can be used on the live tools for simple operations to be performed on the component.

In this article, we are going to explore Tungaloy’s tooling solutions for Y-Axis and the advantages of using Y-Axis for turning and grooving applications.

Tungaloy has emerged as a leading metal-cutting solution provider, with exchangeable head tools, for building stronger Automotive, Aerospace, Equipment, and general engineering, infrastructure, and railway industries.

Undoubtedly there are many who ask why to use Y-Axis for turning and parting when the processes are already proven with X-Axis.? For any change, there are always challenges and when the challenges are met, there are many advantages.

Y-axis Tooling Solutions Advantages:

#1: The First advantage as we can see from the previous image, Y-Axis turning is a more stable operation compared to conventional X-Axis machining. Two major forces acting on the tool are those due to cutting speed and feed. The rotational forces are much higher compared to feed forces. The resultant of these two forces tends to be perpendicular to the tool in X-axis turning, resulting in deflection while forcing us to reduce the tool overhang. However, in Y-axis turning, the forces tend to be mostly parallel to the tool’s axis without any tool’s deflection thus resulting in a much more stable machining process.

#2: Y-Axis tools’ premium performance is constant regardless of the overhang since there is no deflection.

#3: The advantage of this stable machining leads to using higher feeds and depth of cuts. Hence, higher productivity is gained with a stable tool life.

#4: Chip disposal. Due to the design feature of the Y-Axis tool, the chips are always pushed to the care of gravity. Hence, no chip entangling and no downtime due to machine/automation stoppage.

With clever programming of various orientations of the Y-Axis tool, it can be used to complete all the turning operations of a component.

This unique tool, which is very stable even at extended tool lengths, offers you multiple advantages of – high productivity, and unmatched chip evacuation and eliminates several tools to complete most of the operations with just one tool.

Tungaloy has designated these innovative tools called AddYAxisTurn.

AddYAxisTurn is the best solution to turn components like shafts with various diameters, undercuts, and profiles. Utilizing it for high-feed reverse turning and moderate-feed forward turning helps in the productive machining of such components.

All AddYAxisTurn tools are equipped with a TungCap connection for high stability with premium performance.